Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Health | Margaret Laurence | ML
's childbirth experiences were not propitious. Her daughter was delivered by forceps (at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Maternity Hospital
in London, UK) after a 36-hour labour, and the delivery cracked the baby's collar-bone—a... |
| Wealth and Poverty | George Eliot | With the publication of Middlemarch at the end of 1872, GE
reached the ranks of the wealthy. She invested in modern enterprises like canals, railways, and gas companies, and also gave a good deal of... |
Timeline
June 1866
Elizabeth Garrett
(Britain's first female medical practitioner, an apothecary qualified since the previous October) established St Mary's Dispensary
for Women in Seymour Place, Marylebone, London.
June 1866
Elizabeth Garrett
(Britain's first female medical practitioner, an apothecary qualified since the previous October) established St Mary's Dispensary
for Women in Seymour Place, Marylebone, London.
February 1872
The New Hospital for Women
opened above St Mary's Dispensary
(brainchild of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
) in Seymour Place, Marylebone, London. It started with just ten beds.
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